blow off
verb
blew off; blown off; blowing off; blows off
1
a
: to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with : ignore
decided to blow off two billion viewers—
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b
: to end a relationship with
2
: to outperform in a contest
3
: to fail to attend or show up for
blew off an official dinner
Examples of blow off in a Sentence
before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off
blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time
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So, three weeks earlier, when Mr. Koren watched a Hezbollah rocket blow off the steel door of the factory at Caviar Galilee, spraying shrapnel and igniting a truck, everyone returned to work the next morning.
—Jack Nicas, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Researchers have linked the dust that blows off the playa to the region’s abnormally high rates of childhood asthma.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Covington’s other problem: no amount of Xs nor Os could solve getting blown off the ball.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2024
Harris was soundly defeated in November’s election, with some Democrats pointing fingers at Biden for setting her up to fail by seeking a second term despite widespread concerns about his age that the White House repeatedly blew off.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jack Nicas, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Researchers have linked the dust that blows off the playa to the region’s abnormally high rates of childhood asthma.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Covington’s other problem: no amount of Xs nor Os could solve getting blown off the ball.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2024
Harris was soundly defeated in November’s election, with some Democrats pointing fingers at Biden for setting her up to fail by seeking a second term despite widespread concerns about his age that the White House repeatedly blew off.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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